1. DOCUMENT #:GSC15-PLEN-46 FOR:Presentation SOURCE:ATIS AGENDA ITEM:PLEN 6.9 CONTACT(S):Michael J. Fargano, Qwest, michael.fargano@qwest.commichael.fargano@qwest.com ATIS Management and Operations (M&O) Standards Development Michael Fargano, Standards Program Manager, Qwest Communications Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) GSC-15

2. 2 Highlight of Current Activities (1)  Current ATIS Telecom Management and Operations Committee (TMOC) focus: Accounting Management (Harmonization of IPDR and Diameter/ASN.1 solutions and Architecture Framework for OSS interfaces); collaboration with TM Forum (IPDR), ATIS Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF), ITU-T SG13 IPTV Services Management - Ad Space Ordering API; collaboration with ATIS OBF, ATIS IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF), TM Forum Management & Operations (M&O) aspects of ATIS Board/TOPS Council driven work (e.g., Support for NGN Interconnection) Coding and Maintenance Agent Work (e.g., Revision of ATIS- 0300213, Coded Identification of Equipment Entities) Participation in ITU-T SG2 Joint Coordination Activity on Management (JCA-Mgt) (e.g., NGN Management and Specification Methodology)

3. 3  Major recently completed TMOC work: Framework for IPTV ordering solutions  ATIS-0300101, IPTV Ordering Framework Management coordination under emergency or disaster conditions  ATIS-0300100, IP Network Disaster Recovery Framework Network management actions required of interconnected network operators during emergency conditions in public telecommunications networks  ATIS-0300202.2009, Internetwork Operations - Guidelines for Network Management of Public Telecommunications Networks Under Disaster Conditions (to synchronize with ATIS-0300100) Highlight of Current Activities (2) Published documents available via http://www.atis.org/docstore/search.aspxhttp://www.atis.org/docstore/search.aspx

4. 4 Strategic Direction  Work on essential M&O standards gaps  Work M&O aspects of ATIS Board, ATIS Technology and Operations (TOPS) Council and ATIS CIO Council top down work strategic programs  Coordinate and collaborate with other organizations where appropriate

5. 5 Challenges Industry wide challenges for Management and Operations (M&O) standards development:  Nexus of IT and Telecom (two dynamic environments)  Focus on network/service specific aspects of M&O Thus common aspects of M&O are deemphasized and work is highly distributed across many committees and forums  Distributed M&O experts across many committees and forums Given limited and distributed resources, selecting essential standards gaps to work on with maximum industry/member benefit, and coordinating across the many forums is a challenge

6. 6 Next Steps/Actions  Complete currently defined work program  Continue to support M&O aspects of ATIS Board, ATIS TOPS Council and ATIS CIO Council top down driven work  Continue with cross-organizational coordination and collaboration

7. 7 Proposed Resolution  No changes proposed to existing Resolution (GSC-14/9) at this time.

8. 8 Supplementary Slides

9. 9 TMOC Mission and Scope  Link: http://www.atis.org/0130/index.asphttp://www.atis.org/0130/index.asp  Mission: The Telecom Management and Operations Committee (TMOC) develops operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning standards, and other documentation related to Operations Support System (OSS) and Network Element (NE) functions and interfaces for communications networks - with an emphasis on standards development related to U.S.A. communication networks in coordination with the development of international standards. Scope: The scope of the work in TMOC includes the development of standards and other documentation for communications network operations and management areas, such as: Configuration Management, Performance Management (including in- service transport performance management), Fault Management, Security Management (including management plane security), Accounting Management, Coding/Language Data Representation, Common/Underlying Management Functionality/Technology, and Ancillary Functions (such as network tones and announcements). This work requires close and coordinated working relationships with other domestic and international standards development organizations and industry forums.

10. 10 OBF Mission  Link: http://www.atis.org/obf/index.asphttp://www.atis.org/obf/index.asp  Mission: The ATIS Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF) provides a forum for customers and providers in the telecommunications industry to identify, discuss and resolve national issues which affect ordering, billing, provisioning and exchange of information about access services, other connectivity and related matters.

11. 11 TMOC In-Progress Issues  Issue 97: Standard Provider IDs for IP Related Services  Issue 105 Revision to ATIS-0300075.1-2006, Usage Data Management for Packet-Based Services -- Service-Neutral Protocol Specification for Billing Applications  Issue 160 Revision to February 2008 version of ATIS-0300075, Usage Data Management for Packet-Based Services, Service-Neutral Architecture and Protocol Requirements  Issue 162 Requirements for Cross-Coupling Sites  Issue 164 API for Ad Space Ordering  Issues165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170 171, 172, 173: American National Standard 5-Year Review Work Items

12. 12 New NGN Network Management Book of Interest to GSC and SDOs  Next Generation Telecommunications Networks, Services, and Management  Wiley-IEEE Press, March 2010, ISBN: 978-0-470-57528-4  GSC and SDOs mentioned (e.g., in Chapter 8, Strategic Standards Development and Next Generation Management Standards)  http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047057528X,miniSiteCd-IEEE2.html http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047057528X,miniSiteCd-IEEE2.html